A white Tacoma with a camper shell parked on a rise above a broad, empty basin under building cloud.

Camping near

Whitewood, South Dakota

7 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Whitewood in Lawrence County: 6 Forest Service, 1 BLM.

7
federal places to camp
6 Forest Service, 1 BLM
10.2 mi
to the nearest one
Fort Meade Recreation Area
5,500 ft
at the highest of them
Roubaix Lake. The lowest, Dalton Lake Campground, sits at 4,400 ft
107
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 60 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Whitewood, nearest first

7 places

  1. Fort Meade Recreation Area camping area BLM · Meade County 10.2 miaway n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  2. Dalton Lake Campground Forest Service · Black Hills National Forest · Lawrence County 17.9 miaway 4,400 ftelevation 10sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Roubaix Lake Forest Service · Black Hills National Forest · Lawrence County 18.2 miaway 5,500 ftelevation 30sites 46 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Boxelder Forks Campground Forest Service · Black Hills National Forest · Lawrence County 19 miaway 4,750 ftelevation 13sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Black Fox Campground Forest Service · Black Hills National Forest · Lawrence County 24.2 miaway 5,894 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  6. Pactola Reservoir Campground Forest Service · Black Hills National Forest · Pennington County 27.2 miaway 4,687 ftelevation 53sites 54 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Bear Gulch group campground Forest Service · Black Hills National Forest · Pennington County 27.4 miaway 4,591 ftelevation 1site 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov